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CASH DRAWER AND SALES RECORDER.

No. 427,424. Patented May 6, 1890.

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D. J. JOHNSTON. CASH DRAWER AND SALES RECORDER.

No. 427,424. Patented May 6, 1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

DAVID J. JOHNSTON, OF'TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- FIFTH TO GEORGE MARSHALL VERRALL, OF SAME PLACE.

CASH-DRAWER AND SALES-RECORDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 427,424, dated May 6, 1890.

Application filed July 31,1889. Serial No. 319,243. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID J AMES JOHNSTON, salesman, of the cityof Toronto, in the count y of York, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented a certain new and Improved Cash-Drawer and Sales-Recorder, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to provide simple means by which a correct statement of sales shall be accurately recorded and retained within the cash-drawer; and it consists, essentially, of two webs of paper carried on a single roller journaled within the cashdrawer case, one web of the paper being passed through an opening made in the cover of the drawer and the other web supported below the opening and thence around a roller journaled in the cash-drawer case, the webs of paper being separated at the opening by a sheet of carbon impression-paper, so that what is written 011 the upper or outer web of paper is recorded 011 the inner or lower web of paper, simple mechanism operated by the opening or closing of the cash-drawer being ar ranged for the purpose of moving the upper or outer Web and simultaneously rolling the inner or lower Web, the whole being constructed substantially as hereinafter explained in detail.

Figure 1 is a perspective view, partially broken away, of a cash-drawer and its case with mechanism arranged in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of the same, showing the cash-drawer open.

A is the caslrdrawer case, preferably made in the fork of a desk, as indicated.

B is the caslrdrawer fitted into the case, as Shown.

C'is a spring connected at one end to the case A and at the other end to the cash-drawer B, the said spring being set so that it will hold the drawer out in the position indicated in Fig. 2. Vhen the drawer is closed, a notch D made in its side slips under and engages with the lever E, which lever is pivoted in the side of the case A, as shown, and is connected to a push-bar F, extending through the top of the case A, as shown. A spring G is connected at one end to the lever E and at the other end to the top of the case A, so as to hold the end of the lever E in the notch D when the cashdrawer 13 is closed.

In order to open the drawer, the push-bar F is pressed down,which action raises the lever S out of the notch D and permits the spring 0 to pull the drawer 13 out, as indicated in Fig. 2.

Two Webs of paper II and I are rolled, as indicated, on the roller J, which is suitably j ournaled in the case A. The web H is carried out through an opening made in the top of the case A and is carried below the plate K, which preferably has a serrated edge, as indicated. The web of paper I is carried over a suitable supporting-plate L, connected to the case A and located immediately below the opening in the said case. A sheet of carbon impression-paper H is connected to the stationary bar N and is carried between the webs of paper II and I, asindicated. Aroller O, having a roughened surface made by sandpaper or otherwise, is journaled immediately below the plate K, so as to be in contact with the paper II at that point. The web of pa- )er I after iassing over the sn 1 )ortin )late 7 k b L, is carried down around the roller P and thence around the roller Q. 011 the spindle of the roller P, I place a spur-pinion R and attach it, as indicated, by means of a pawland-ratchet connection, so that when the spurpinion R is caused to rotate in one direction it will carry the roller P with it, whereas when caused to rotate in the opposite direction it will rotate freely on its spindle without moving the said roller. This pinion engages with arack S, placed on the top edge of the cash-drawer I as indicated. The spindle of the roller P is connected to the spindle of the roller Q by the belt T, and the pinion R is geared, as indicated in Fig. 1, to the spindle of the roller 0. hen the drawer 15 is opened, as already explained, the movement of the rack S will cause the pinion R to retate; but owing toits ratchet-connection with the spindle of the roller P, the said pinion rotates without moving the roller P or any of the rollers connected to it. W'hen the drawer B is pushed in,the rack S will cause the pini011 R to rotate in the opposite direction thereby causing the rollers O, P, and Q to retate. The roller O,acting with its roughened surface against the paper H, forces the said paper out, moving the said paper sufficiently to carry the piece already Written upon away from the opening in the boX and simultaneously drawing from the roller J sufficient to recover the supporting-plate L with a fresh piece of paper. The roller Q is also simultaneously rotated, so as to Wind up the paper I.

From this description it will be seen that a complete record may be kept not only of the total amount of sales during the day, but also a memorandum of every transaction taking place. The salesman writes a memorandum of the sale on the paper II immediately over the supporting-plate L. The memorandum thus written is transferred by the carbon impression-paper M onto the paper I. He can then tell the customer the amount of the purchase, and, pressing down the push-bar F, raise the lever E, and permit the drawer B to be pulled out by the action of the spring 0. Having deposited the cash in the drawer, he pushes the drawer in again, which latter action, owing to the mechanism al-, ready described, causes the rollers O, I and Q to rotate. The roller 0, acting against the paper II, pulls it out past the plate K until the entire memorandum is clear, when by drawing the paper II against the serrated edge of the plate K the piece is immediately detached from the web, and may be handed to the customer as a record and receipt of his purchase. Simultaneously with this the paper I, with the copy of the memorandum, is drawn down from the roller P and is eventually rolled upon the roller Q.

In order to stamp a heading on each piece of the paper II to be torn off, I place a roller U to rest upon the roller Q, and above the said roller U, I place an inking-rollerV. I insert in the surface of the roller U a rubber stamp IV with the desired heading formed on it. As the paper II is drawn off its roller, the movement of the roller causes the roller U to rotate, and as this roller is the proper diameter to make one rotation as each length of paper to be cut off is withdrawn, the rubber stamp \V, which has been previously inked by the roller V, comes in contact with the paper II and imprints the desired heading at the point desired.

that I claim as my invention is- 1. A cash-drawer and sales-recorder consisting of the casing having the opening therein, the plate below said opening, the normallyopen cash-drawer in the casing, the roller in the casinghaving the two webs of paper thereon, the bar for separating the webs of papers, the rollers around which one of the webs passes, and the racks and pinions for rotating said rollers to wind the paper, substantially as described.

2. A cash-drawer and sales-recorder consisting of the casing having an opening therein, the paper-support below said opening, the rolls of paper passing over said paper-support, the roller on which said webs are wound, the roller in the casing over which one web passes on leaving the casing, the rollers in the casing around which the other web passes, the cashdrawer having the rack thereon, and the pinions operated by said rack, substantially as described.

3. A cash-drawer and sales-recorder consisting of the casing, the normally-open cashdrawer therein, the detent for securing the door in the closed position, the rack on the drawer, the pinion engaged by the said rack, the rollers carrying pinions operated by said pinion, the roller on which the paperis wound, the roller for receiving one web of thepaper, and the roller for passing the other web from the casing.

. a. A cash-drawer and sales-recorder consisting of the casing having the opening and plate therein, the printing-roll and the supply-roll, the webs of paper 011 said roll passing Over the plate in the casing, the roll for passing one web from the casing, the plate forcutting said web, the rolls around which the other Web passes, the rack and pinions, the normally-open drawer in the casing, and the detent for securing the drawer in closed position,

substantially as described. Toronto, July 12, 1889.

DAVID J. JOHNSTON. 

